EXCLUSIVEActor Nick Pasqual is extradited to California to face charges for 'stabbing makeup artist girlfriend Allie Shehorn more than 20 times' then attempting to flee to Mexico
- Nick Pasqual, 34, was flown back to California after being arrested in Texas
- He tried to flee the country after stabbing his girlfriend more than 20 times
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The Hollywood actor caught trying to flee to Mexico after allegedly stabbing his makeup artist girlfriend more than 20 times has been extradited back to California.
Nicholas Pasqual, 34, had been banged up in the Hudspeth County Jail in tiny Sierra Blanca, Texas, after being apprehended attempting to cross into Chihuahua across the Fort Hancock International Bridge late last month.
Now DailyMail.com can reveal that he was flown back to LA on Wednesday night, landing at 8pm, and has subsequently been arraigned on charges of attempted murder, burglary and domestic violence.
The charges, all of which are felonies, stem from the horror attack on Hollywood makeup artist Allie Shehorn, 35, in the early hours of May 23.
Pasqual, who appeared in the sitcom How I Met Your Mother is also facing charges over another attack on Shehorn three days prior to the stabbing that led to her applying for a restraining order against him after he allegedly banged her head on the floor of their home.
Nick Pasqual has been extradited to California to faces charges for stabbing his girlfriend Allie Shehorn more than 20 times
Pasqual appeared in CBS's How I Met Your Mother in 2011
A spokeswoman for LA District Attorney George Gascon hailed the extradition, telling DailyMail.com: ‘Nick Pasqual was extradited from Texas and arrived at LAX on Wednesday, June 12 at 2000 hours. He was transported/booked.
‘Yesterday, Thursday, June 13, Pasqual was arraigned in Dept. S at the San Fernando Courthouse. He is being held without bail.’
The actor now faces a preliminary hearing in the case on July 16 and will remain locked up at the LAPD’s Valley Jail until then.
Pasqual was returned to LA from Sierra Blanca, a city of just 315 people according to the 2020 census which is located 16 miles from the Mexican border.
Under-fire DA Gascon has vowed to vigorously prosecute the case, labeling the brutal attack as ‘heinous’ after news of the incident emerged two weeks ago.
He said: ‘This heinous incident is a stark reminder of the dangers of domestic violence. We will ensure that the individual responsible for this egregious act is held accountable for their actions.’
Shehorn, a successful makeup artist, is still recovering from the attack in hospital but is making progress and has been moved out of the ICU.
According to the most recent update on the GoFundMe page set up to support her through her recovery, friends said she has faced complications but is trying to remain positive.
Shehorn, a successful makeup artist, is still recovering from the attack after allegedly suffering months of abuse at Pasqual’s hands and taking out a restraining order against him
Pasqual, who also appeared in the 2018 Hallmark movie Another Tango, is facing charges for multiple attacks on Shehorn including one three days prior to the stabbing
He was flown back to California on Wednesday after being apprehended attempting to cross into Chihuahua across the Fort Hancock International Bridge late last month
Close friend Jed Dornoff explained: ‘Things got real. Allie is doing her best to stay positive but the struggle is hard.
‘There are complications that we cannot release to the public at this time. But she is feeling better and appreciates the love and support.’
Donations for Shehorn have been flooding in since news of the horror attack broke with more than $112,000 raised towards her care so far.
DailyMail.com previously revealed that Shehorn had suffered months of abuse at Pasqual’s hands and took out a restraining order against him on May 18 after an incident that saw him bash her head against the floor and attempt to break down a door in their Sunland home.
On that occasion, according to the make-up artist, Pasqual became angry at around 3am ‘and started yelling and screaming at me, which happens when he’s under the influence'.
She went on: ‘He slapped me across the face and as I was trying to get away down the hallway, he grabbed my hair and pulled me back and I slammed into the floor hitting the back of my head on the ground.’
Shehorn says she attempted to hide in the bedroom of ‘surrogate mother’ Christine White, 62, who shared the former couple’s home and was the one to find Shehorn ‘bleeding out’ after the stabbing attack.
Pasqual then allegedly tried to batter the door down and when she unlocked it, shoved it against her causing her to fall to the ground and hit her head again.
According to Shehorn, the incident left her with concussion while Pasqual went on to threaten White as she dialed 911.
Shehorn, 35, is known for her work on blockbusters including Mean Girls and Rebel Moon
According to the most recent update on the GoFundMe page set up to support her through her recovery, Shehorn has faced complications but is trying to remain positive
Although Pasqual was arrested and charged with felony domestic violence according to LAPD booking records, he was able to bond out of jail the same day – leaving him free to attack Shehorn again three days later.
According to Shehorn’s application for a restraining order, Pasqual also allegedly attacked her on a number of other occasions: hitting her with a belt on January 29, breaking down several doors in their home on March 6 and raping and choking her on April 14.
Shehorn added: ‘He has been violent in the past but never physically with me apart from two nights where he ripped clothes off of me.’
In the application, the special effects make-up artist also asked for protection for White and also for the couple’s white husky-mix dog Riley.
A hearing over whether to make the temporary restraining order permanent had been scheduled on June 11 in Pasadena while Pasqual was due to appear in court on a felony charge in San Fernando on June 12 – dates he missed due to being locked up in Texas.
